Holger Matthies, Germany

AGI member since 1976

Born 1940 in Hamburg. 1947-57 School in Hamburg; 1957-61 apprenticed in colourlithography; 1961-66 Studies in the Works School of Art and Form and in the University of Formative Art, Hamburg; 1966 Freelance Graphik Designer in Hamburg. Professorships and workshops with students in Singapur, Hongkong, China, Chile, Spain, Jordania, Japan, Syria, France, Belgium, Hungary, Iran and Germany. 1994 Appointment for professor of Visual Communication at the University of Arts, Berlin. His posters are in museums and collections worldwide. He is member of the Poster Society in New York and Free Akademie of Fine Arts in Hamburg.
Prices and Awards (selection): 1976 Gold Medal: German Postermuseum, Essen; 1980 Gold Medal: International Poster Biennial Warschau, Poland; 1981 Edwin-Scharff-Price from Free and Hansecity Hamburg; 1987 Silver Medal of Art Directors Club, New York; 1990 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Gold Medal, Essen; Gold Medal: International Poster Biennial Warschau, Poland; 1994 Silver Medal: Brno, Tschechoslowakia; 2002 Silver Medal: Hongkong International Poster Triennial 2001; 2012 Silver Medal: International Poster Biennial Warsaw, Poland.

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Holger Matthies, Germany (1976)

Born 1940 in Hamburg. 1947-57 School in Hamburg; 1957-61 apprenticed in colourlithography; 1961-66 Studies in the Works School of Art and Form and in the University of Formative Art, Hamburg; 1966 Freelance...

Born 1940 in Hamburg. 1947-57 School in Hamburg; 1957-61 apprenticed in colourlithography; 1961-66 Studies in the Works School of Art and Form and in the University of Formative Art, Hamburg; 1966 Freelance Graphik Designer in Hamburg. Professorships and workshops with students in Singapur, Hongkong, China, Chile, Spain, Jordania, Japan, Syria, France, Belgium, Hungary, Iran and Germany. 1994 Appointment for professor of Visual Communication at the University of Arts, Berlin. His posters are in museums and collections worldwide. He is member of the Poster Society in New York and Free Akademie of Fine Arts in Hamburg.
Prices and Awards (selection): 1976 Gold Medal: German Postermuseum, Essen; 1980 Gold Medal: International Poster Biennial Warschau, Poland; 1981 Edwin-Scharff-Price from Free and Hansecity Hamburg; 1987 Silver Medal of Art Directors Club, New York; 1990 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Gold Medal, Essen; Gold Medal: International Poster Biennial Warschau, Poland; 1994 Silver Medal: Brno, Tschechoslowakia; 2002 Silver Medal: Hongkong International Poster Triennial 2001; 2012 Silver Medal: International Poster Biennial Warsaw, Poland.

Education

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Visiting Professor

1984
– 1987

University of Design Hamburg (Germany)

Visiting Professor

1988
– 1988

University for Design, Art and Music, Bremen (Germany)

Visiting Professor

1989
– 1989

University of fine Art, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

University of Design, Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Visiting Professor

1993
– 1993

Faculta de Bellas Artes, Madrid (Spain)

Professor for visual Communication

1993
– 2003

University of fine Art, Berlin (Germany)

Awards

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1970

Prix de la Maison, Brno, Tschechoslowakia

1976

Gold Medal: German Postermuseum, Essen

1980

Gold Medal: International Poster Biennial Warschau, Poland

1981

Edwin-Scharff-Price from Free and Hansecity Hamburg

1981

Bronze Medal: International Postercompetition, Fort Collins, USA

1982

First Price of Japanese Graphik Designer for Posterdesign, Tokio, Japan